Busy busy

Christmas is closing in fast and I'm not slowing down yet. I listed a couple of items in my Etsy shoppes today. This wonderful Santa is at Lucy's Lazy Dayz Folk Art. He was featured in the winter 2012 issue of Art Doll Quarterly and is so much more beautiful in person. He's the ultimate make-do. He's a half body soft sculpted, fabric santa assembled over a bird cage.
I've finished my Christmas orders, got my Christmas cards mailed, decorations up and now I'm going to start working on the patterns for all the great new creations I came up with during 2011. Included will be standing rabbits and bears, standing Santas, scarecrows, a new witch, new snowmen, and more.  I'll be sure to announce the new patterns in my blog soon as they are finished. I'll also be sending out newsletters to everyone on my mailing list when they become available. If you want to sign up for my mailing list, go to my website Lucy's Lazy Dayz Primitives and fill in the sign-up form.

New Primitive Santa at Lucy's Lazy Dayz Primitives

These wonderful primitive Santa dolls are available at Lucy's Lazy Dayz Primitives. The bottom of their bodies is rag stuffed which gives them weight so they sit very well. They are a Lucy's Lazy Dayz Primitives design completely handmade, signed, and dated by Lucy.

New Snowman

I'm finishing snowmen and I've just listed the first one. The one shown on the bottom left with the cardinal. The Snowman in the mitten will be listed later today...there's already another version of him on my website, Lucy's Lazy Dayz Primitives.  
While there, don't forget to check out the Santas. There are many different sizes and styles all designed and handmade by me, Lucy.
Everything I make is made with love and pride. I rarely use glue because I think stitched on accessories are much nicer. The candy canes, birdhouse and cardinal are all stitched in place.
If you're in the area of Tomah, WI, I have a nice selection of dolls at both Country Spirit, a shop in downtown Tomah next to the library as well as at The Antique Mall of Tomah on highway 21 by the interstate and Humbird Cheese.

New Santa make dos

These beautiful Santas are Make-dos. I made them on spindles from a tiered wooden table. They have nice plump bodies under their clothing and stand on a nice 4" diameter wooden base. They're 18" tall with needle sculpted faces and they're just beautiful. See them on my website, Lucy's Lazy Dayz Primitives.

HALLOWEEN MAN in Autumn 2011 Prims Magazine

Carol Yapel from Butternut Creek Folkart emailed me a couple of days ago to congratulate me on being published in Prims magazine, available October 1st.
It was a total surprise and I was afraid to believe it (I believed Carol but it didn't seem real).
I got my issue today and there was my Halloween man.  I'm still a little stunned.  Here's the photo I took before he left for California........